Oliva 135th Ann. - La Estrato Castro H3 PROTOTYPE
OK, so this one’s a real crazy one, but turned out kinda’ impressive! I had a couple of my favorite Oliva 135th Anniversary boxes that were a little more bumped and bruised than most, and I like using the “scratch-n-dent” ones to experiment on (that’s also how I ended up building my stage beater). No, NONE of the *USED* boxes I get are “perfect”--don’t forget that these are upcycled, obtained from cigar stores and such–but I generally like the Olivas to be a certain level of “good-to-excellent” condition for my builds. This one had a few dings, and the felt was coming off the back, so I touched up the spots and did a protective finish on the back to keep it from worsening too quickly. Yeah, yeah, yeah, if you play it, you’re gonna’ ding it up and scratch it, but I like them to at least look presentable when I sell them to someone. So some minor touchups, and I figured this would make a good candidate for some spare parts just lying around in the bins, and a configuration I’ve nev...
